On This Day

Friday, June 18, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	17	.679	--
Yankees	37	20	.649	1.0
White Sox	29	25	.537	7.5
Red Sox	26	24	.520	8.5
Browns	26	27	.491	10.0
Senators	24	26	.480	10.5
Tigers	19	34	.358	17.0
Athletics	16	40	.286	21.5

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Indians 9, Senators 2

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

Browns 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	21	.580	--
Robins	28	21	.571	0.5
Cardinals	30	24	.556	1.0
Cubs	27	25	.519	3.0
Pirates	23	23	.500	4.0
Braves	21	25	.457	6.0
Giants	22	30	.423	8.0
Phillies	20	31	.392	9.5

Games

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	George Sisler	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tris Speaker	1
1	Walt Tragesser	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	3
2	Lee King	2
2	Bob Meusel	2
2	Amos Strunk	2
5	19 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	2
1	George Sisler	2
3	Doc Johnston	1
3	Cy Perkins	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	1.67
2	Doc Ayers	1.40
3	Red Causey	0.43
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.40
4	Dixie Davis	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Red Causey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	7
2	Bill Doak	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Dixie Davis	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.417
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Rogers Hornsby	.393
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
5	Clyde Milan	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Tillie Walker	8
3	Happy Felsch	7
3	Cy Williams	7
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Larry Gardner	50
2	Tris Speaker	50
4	Rogers Hornsby	46
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	23
2	Max Carey	19
3	Braggo Roth	16
3	George Sisler	16
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.33
2	Al Mamaux	1.47
3	Stan Coveleski	1.69
4	Dutch Ruether	1.75
5	Leon Cadore	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	12
1	Jim Bagby	12
3	Dutch Ruether	11
3	Lefty Williams	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	71
2	Dutch Ruether	61
3	Walter Johnson	58
4	Bob Shawkey	56
4	Lefty Williams	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	4
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
3	Rube Benton	2
3	Paul Carter	2
3	9 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.556
2	Tris Speaker	.449
3	Ken Williams	.414
4	Charlie Hollocher	.412
5	2 tied	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	George Sisler	4
3	High Pockets Kelly	3
3	Bob Meusel	3
3	Walt Tragesser	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
1	George Sisler	20
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
4	Shano Collins	15
5	Bob Meusel	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	7
2	Ken Williams	6
3	Max Carey	4
3	Ray Chapman	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Urban Shocker	0.95
2	Jesse Haines	1.23
3	Doc Ayers	1.35
4	Eppa Rixey	1.38
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Dixie Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	17
1	Jesse Haines	17
3	Wilbur Cooper	16
4	Doc Ayers	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Weilman	2
2	Bill Hubbell	1
2	Bob Shawkey	1
2	Bill Sherdel	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.474
2	Tris Speaker	.468
3	Clyde Milan	.451
4	Babe Ruth	.412
5	Steve O'Neill	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Casey Stengel	5
2	Tillie Walker	5
4	Bob Meusel	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Larry Gardner	32
3	Tris Speaker	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	29
5	Ping Bodie	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	12
2	George Sisler	10
3	Max Carey	9
3	Charlie Hollocher	9
5	Jack Fournier	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.92
2	Stan Coveleski	1.26
3	Al Mamaux	1.29
4	Jack Scott	1.73
5	Urban Shocker	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	6
1	Jack Quinn	6
1	Dutch Ruether	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	34
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jesse Haines	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	4
2	Bill Hubbell	2
2	Carl Weilman	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.376
2	George Sisler	.374
3	Ty Cobb	.370
4	Rogers Hornsby	.357
5	Tris Speaker	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Tillie Walker	16
3	Happy Felsch	12
3	Elmer Smith	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	118
3	Bobby Veach	107
4	Larry Gardner	105
5	Tris Speaker	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	45
2	George Burns	34
2	Max Carey	34
4	Greasy Neale	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.76
2	Dutch Ruether	1.78
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.80
4	Babe Adams	1.97
5	Leon Cadore	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	27
2	Dutch Ruether	26
3	Lefty Williams	25
4	Pete Alexander	24
5	Jesse Barnes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	156
2	Stan Coveleski	138
3	Walter Johnson	135
3	Bob Shawkey	135
5	Hippo Vaughn	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Shaw	6
2	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Al Demaree	4
3	Allen Russell	4
3	Bob Shawkey	4